Alexandra Schimmer

Alexandra Schimmer is an American lawyer serving as the vice president, General Counsel and Secretary of the board of trustees for Denison University. She was the Solicitor General of Ohio from 2011 to 2013.[1]

Alexandra Schimmer
Solicitor General of Ohio
In office
2011–2013
GovernorJohn Kasich
Preceded byBenjamin C. Mizer
Succeeded byEric E. Murphy
Personal details
Education

Early life and education

Schimmer earned her Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1998, also studying Arabic and Islamic history, a Fulbright Fellow to England earning a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University in 1999 and her JD from Yale Law School in 2002. At Yale Law School, she was a Coker Fellow Yale Law Journal, Senior Editor, 2001, 2002 Yale Journal of International Law and Editor in 2000 and 2001.[2]

Career

Schimmer became a litigator and appellate lawyer with the Vorys law firm in Columbus, Ohio.[3]

Schimmer was appointed by the governor of Ohio to serve as Ohio Commissioner to the national Uniform Law Commission. During her nine years volunteering on the commission, she worked on criminal justice reform including the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act which worked to address and relieve undue barriers to successful reentry after involvements with the criminal justice system.[4]

Schimmer served as the Deputy General Counsel for The Ohio State University. Schimmer served as the Chief Deputy Solicitor General and then Solicitor General for the State of Ohio.[5] On August 19, 2019, Schimmer joined Denison University where she served as vice president, General Counsel and Secretary of the board of trustees.[6]

On April 19, 2022, it was reported that the White House has been vetting two women lawyers, Schimmer and Rachel Bloomekatz for a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[7]

Notable cases

On October 9, 2012, Schimmer made her first argument at the Supreme Court of the United States in Tibbals v. Carter. The case involved whether death-sentenced prisoners have a right to competence in federal habeas proceedings and whether federal courts may grant indefinite stays of those proceedings when a prisoner is incompetent.[8]

References
  1. "2 Female Attorneys Reportedly Being Vetted for 6th Circuit Vacancy - TBA Law Blog". www.tba.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Alexandra T. Schimmer". lawyers.justia.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. "Schimmer Appointed to Uniform Law Commission". www.vorys.com. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. "Alexandra Schimmer". Denison University. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. "Alexandra Schimmer". fedsoc.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. "Former Ohio Solicitor General Announced as General Counsel | Featured News". Denison University. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. "White House Said to Vet Two Women for Sixth Circuit Seat (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. "Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Alexandra Schimmer". National Law Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2023.


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